Hame-hook.



J. T. TAVERNER.

HAME HOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 0, 1913.

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JOHN T. TAVERNER, F REDBANK, CALIFORNIIL.

HAME-HOOK.

Application filed August 8,1913. Serial R0. 783,711. j

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Tavinmnn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Redbank, in the county of Tehama and State of California, have invented a new Another object of the invention is to provide a hook which will give a direct pull on the hame and which will not become entangled with a corresponding hook or other attachment when the horses crowd together.

In constructing a hook embodying the invention which carries out the objects above set forth a base plate is formed arranged of substantially any shape, preferably flat, with one end reduced and turned over for forming an eyelet designed to accommodate a staple or other securing means secured to the hame. The. base has a hook arrangement formed integral therewith or rigidly secured thereto. This hook extends in the arc of a circle, and is provided at its free end with a return hook portion havinga stop or lug, the return hook portion and stop or lug being arranged substantially in the same plane as thebase. In order to accomplish this a portion of the base is cut out, whereby a link on a trace may be easily slid into position over the hook but will not become accidentally disengaged therefrom.

In the accompanying drawings-l igure 1 is a perspective view of a hook embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal horizontal vertical section through the structure shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section similar to Fig. 2 but discloses a slightly modified form of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral 1 indicates the body or base preferably formed with flat metal. At one end of the base a reduced extension 2 is provided which is bent over for forming an eyelet 3 through which a staple or other socuring device is passed for securing the hook to a hame. Extending upwardlyfroin the end of base 1, opposite extension 2, is a hook member l which extends in the arc of a circle until the front end 5 thereof projects into a notched-out portion 6 of base. 1. An auxiliary hooked portion 7 extends onend 5 and is provided with an enlargement or h1g8 which projects toward the. hook member 4. The hook member a may be formed integral with base 1, as shown in Fig. 2, or if desired it could be made se mratelyand rigidly secured in place. From Fig. 2 it will be observed that the hooked portion i', together with part of the extension 8 and end 5 is arranged in substantially thesaine plane as base 1 and fits into notch or opening (i.

In operation when itis desired to connect a trace to the hook the link. of the trace'is passed through the front part of the 0penmg. 6 and is looped over the extension 8,

after which the hame is moved back to its. correct position so that the link will pull against the base of the hook member at.

In Fig. 3 will beseen a slightly modified form of the invention in which the hooked extension 7 is rounded oil at point 9 instead .of being formed with a projection similar to projection 8. Aside from these differences this structure is identical with the preferred form of the invention, and

will therefore not need additional description.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1sv 1. In a hame hook of the class described,

a base formed with an opening therein, with an extension at one end bent into an eyelet and an extension at the opposite end formed substantially arc-shaped so that the base, the free end of said hooked portion having ,aforwardly extending member on which an enlargement is provided, said forwardly extending member beingarranged in the opening in saidbase but spaced there from and said enlargement projecting in a direction normal to said base.

2. In a hame hook of the class described,

a base formed with a securing member at one end and a substantially arc-shapcd hook member at the opposite end, said base being formed with an aperture, said arc-shaped hook member extending toward said aperture and arranged with its end projecting into said aperture, said end having a rearwardly extendingportion projecting toward the base of the hook member and in the Specification of Letters Patent. .Patenfed Nov, 24,, 1914;

same plane as said base, said rearwardly exname to this specification in the presence of tending hooked portion 1being formed With two subscribing Witnesses. a lug projecting in a cirection normal to the base for preventing the accidental re- JOHN TAVERNER' moval of a link or similar article placed in Witnesses:

engagement with the hook member. T. W. GILLIAM, In testimony whereof I have signed my H. P. ANDREWS.

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. C. 

